Ronda 2 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2003-03-23
Fernando Alonso (Renault) firmó la pole del Malaysian Grand Prix de 2003 con un crono de 1:37.044.
Jarno Trulli (Renault) completó la primera fila a 0.173s de la pole, con Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) tercero en parrilla. Olivier Panis (Toyota) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Cristiano da Matta (Toyota) se quedó fuera por 0.003s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 1.050s — de la pole a P10 — con Olivier Panis (Toyota) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:37.044 | — | — | 1:37.044 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:37.217 | — | — | +0.173 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:37.393 | — | — | +0.349 |
| 4 |
| David Coulthard |
| McLaren |
| 1:37.454 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.410 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:37.579 | — | — | +0.535 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:37.766 | — | — | +0.722 |
| 7 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:37.858 | — | — | +0.814 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:37.974 | — | — | +0.930 |
| 9 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:38.073 | — | — | +1.029 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:38.094 | — | — | +1.050 |
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:38.097 | — | — | +1.053 |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:38.289 | — | — | +1.245 |
| 13 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:38.291 | — | — | +1.247 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:38.416 | — | — | +1.372 |
| 15 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:38.516 | — | — | +1.472 |
| 16 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:38.624 | — | — | +1.580 |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:38.789 | — | — | +1.745 |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:40.417 | — | — | +3.373 |
| 19 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | 1:40.599 | — | — | +3.555 |
| 20 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:40.910 | — | — | +3.866 |